Waylen smoothed Rena’s hair.

He murmured, “If things don’t work out between them, we can just let Cecilia be on her own. we’re family and we’ll always be there for her.”

Rena closed her eyes.

After a brief pause, she opened her eyes and expressed her unease.

“Waylen… I can’t shake this feeling that something might happen tonight. Stay awake with me, just in case.”

Waylen paid heed to her warning.

They lay on the bed and talked intimately, sharing the private moments of a loving couple.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the house, Cecilia cradled Edwin in her arms.

Throughout the night, Cecilia remained wide awake, her anticipation of the impending childbirth keeping sleep at bay.

Her hand tenderly cradled her swelling belly, feeling the gentle movements within.

In just two weeks, their little one would come into the world, yet she hadn’t picked a name for her baby.

In the dim light of the room, Edwin’s voice broke through the silence as he murmured “daddy” in his sleep.

Cecilia touched her son’s face gently, and her heart ached for the little boy… She longed to explain everything to him, yet she could not figure out how.

A sudden sharp pain pierced her lower abdomen, causing her to gasp.

Suddenly, the sheets beneath her were damp.

Her water had broken.

In the midst of her agony, Cecilia found it difficult to utter a word. Clutching her belly, she doubled over, the pain relentless.

Edwin roused from his slumber, witnessed his mother’s distress, her forehead glistening with sweat.

Edwin realized his sister was about to be born.

He hurriedly darted out of his bed, rushing to knock urgently on the door of the neighboring room.

“Uncle Waylen, mommy is going to have a baby!” Edwin exclaimed.

Waylen, in the middle of a conversation with Rena, didn’t hesitate.

He swiftly threw off the quilt and rushed to the opposite room, preceding even a coat.

Rena urgently trailed after Waylen.

As expected, Cecilia was indeed going into labor earlier than anticipated.

Waylen swiftly grabbed a down jacket and gently draped it over Cecilia. With a calm demeanor, he turned to Rena.

“I’ll carry her downstairs. Go wake up Mom and Dad. Make sure someone stays at home to look after the children and the rest of us will take Cecilia to the hospital now.”

Rena nodded, her eyes filled with concern for her sister-in-law.

Two minutes later, the lights in the Fowler’s house flickered to life.

On the first day of the new year, the Fowlers were on the way to welcome a new member into the family.

Waylen was behind the wheel, his focus steady on the road, while Korbyn provided directions.

Rena held Cecilia in her arms. While Edwin, who had insisted on accompanying them, sat next to Rena.

Cecilia broke out in a cold sweat because of the pain.

She was sweating profusely. Clutching onto Rena’s waist, she called out Rena’s name, her voice strained, as if she were speaking in her sleep.

Rena tenderly rubbed Cecilia’s belly, offering soothing words.

“You’ll be fine as soon as you arrive at the hospital.”

Upfront, Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel was firm, his attention solely on the road.

The snowy night made the journey treacherous; every turn had to be navigated with extreme caution. Hence, he didn’t allow his attention to wander elsewhere.

He drove himself, deeply concerned for both his sister’s and the baby’s safety, unwilling to leave anything to chance.

Half an hour later, the black Bentley came to a halt at the hospital, and a team of medical staff swiftly approached, rolling a stretcher toward them. Cecilia was gently transferred onto it and rushed straight to the delivery room.

In the grip of pain, Cecilia was in a daze, her mind clouded.

In her delirium, she muttered a name that still held her heart captive.

Mark.

Waylen was taken aback.

He tenderly leaned down and kissed his sister’s forehead and whispered in a hoarse voice, “I’ll call him, Cecilia.”

“No. Don’t do that.”

Cecilia, amidst her pain, shook her head weakly.

Sweat streamed down Cecilia’s forehead, and embarrassment tinged her face. Tears welled up in her eyes as she pleaded, “Waylen, please don’t call him.”

Waylen’s eyes were heavy.

He held his sister’s hand and nodded, “Okay. I won’t call Mark.”

The walls of the delivery room were totally white. There were also a pair of bright incandescent lamps in the ceiling above.

Cecilia was in excruciating pain.

But she bit down on her lip and looked up at the lights.

Tears streamed down the corner of her eyes, each tear reflecting the gleam of the light.

“Mark. Mark…”

She murmured the name over and over in her heart. It was not that she didn’t want to hear his voice or hear him call her name, but she was just scared.

She was afraid that if Waylen called him, the call would be answered by someone else, instead of Mark himself.

Cecilia missed him very much, and she also hated him very much.

She said to him in her mind, “Mark. I really hate you, you know.

Do you know Edwin has been missing you?

Do you have any idea how happy I was when I came to you and waited for you to accompany me to my antenatal appointment the other day?

Of course you don’t know.

You know nothing.”

Cecilia was feeling throbbing pain, making her feel so dizzy that she didn’t even have the strength to miss and hate Mark anymore. With the series of contractions she was experiencing, it was clear that the child couldn’t wait to come into the world.

Before long, a sharp cry could be heard coming from the delivery room.

This was the first day of the new year, and the Fowler family had just welcomed a new member.

born

the one who picked the

simple building with windows that had a Light

currently snowy, so anyone here would feel comfortable drinking a cup of hot cocoa in a warm house

was trapped in a room all year round, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it would still be

stood by the window, looking outside. His thin stature made the hospital

doctor had almost given up on

alive. He had lived two months longer

with a glass of water and medicine in

to take the medicine,” Peter reminded him

like he had

stood there staring at the snow outside. After a while, he murmured, “Today is the New Year’s Day. It must be very

twitched when

time of the year, the Evans Gardon would always be

also her favorite food,”

silence, he cautiously suggested, “How about you call Rena and ask about Cecilia and the baby? The baby should have been

he began to fumble in

then, he stopped and

calling her, but he never did. It seemed it

better not call her,” he said

give Cecilia

stepped forward and handed him the glass of

“Please take your medicine.

some pumpkin pies. You can have a

took the medicines from him and swallowed

the bed, and a nurse came in to help put on

Mark looked sideways at

weaker and

to fall asleep nowadays. This time, he had a dream and

to Alexis. He dreamed that he was still strong and that Cecilia

doctor had almost given

still alive. He had lived two months longer than the

a glass of

medicine,” Peter

Mark seemed like he

murmured,

nose twitched when he heard

the year, the Evans Gardon

favorite

response to this. But after a moment of silence, he cautiously suggested, “How about you call Rena and ask about Cecilia and the baby? The baby should

to fumble in his pocket for his

then, he stopped

but he never did. It seemed it was better if he

I better not call her,” he said

have to give

Nevertheless, he stepped forward and handed him the glass of water

“Please take your medicine.

some pumpkin pies. You can have a taste when

took the medicines from him and swallowed them without a

he lay on the bed, and a nurse came in

was done, Mark looked sideways at

his phone got weaker and weaker until

asleep nowadays. This time, he had a dream and it was about

where Rena gave birth to Alexis. He dreamed that he was still strong

was much like

for a while and call him “Uncle Mark”

in his

his

this point, Mark woke

of the hospital room were white, just like

gently closed

needed to

ward, but he felt cold all over his body. He felt Life without Cecilia was a

probably gone to buy

foreign nurse was

to return home. He missed his home so

Evans Gardon, the food Zoey cooked, and

knew he couldn’t change anything for

he would never give up

he wouldn’t

determined to stay

now, he was finding it difficult to go back

started to

Edwin once told Mark that he would invent a plane when he grew up. The plane would be so fast that it would get to Czanch in a blink of an

he wanted to go

pale fingers trembled as

came back to

a snowstorm on his way, so

I’m just in time. The pumpkin pies are still warm,” he said to his

saw the paper planes Mark had been making and he pursed

arranged the paper planes

of your pumpkin

actually

more than

in his mouth, he put down the spoon because he

eyes and looked

to go back home and have a family reunion,” he

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But he could see that Mark

Mark’s phone rang. It

now, it was around 4 a.m. in

looked at the caller ID. For a long time, he didn’t say or do

misses you,”

broke into a

silly boy,” he

decided to answer the phone. It was an

voice sounded a little

he said, “Cecilia gave birth to a girl. Her name

had given birth to a girl that had

held the phone trembled so violently that

Waylen said, “Mark, Edwin misses

Mark closed his eyes.

see you next week. I’ll ask her to take photos of the

“Okay,” Mark said softly.

Waylen said, “Mark, no matter what, I hope

for the emotional entanglement with Cecilia,

in the first half of his life.

Mark sniffed and put down

the call, he never even dared to ask to

had

“What happened?” he asked.

on the edge of the bed in silence. After a while, he looked up at Peter and said, “Cecilia has given birth

this and he

great,” he said with

of the new year. And Olivia

to stroke one of the paper

back home to see

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